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Grant of Precedence

4 Mar 1840

Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (4 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/Z/487/2

Grant of Place Pre-eminence and Precedence next to Queen Victoria. Granted by HM Queen Victoria and Bernard Edward Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk, at Saint James's Palace on the 4th March 1840.

  • 1 document (4 pages) (whole object)

  • Place of Production
    St James's Palace
  • Object type(s)
      • printed & manuscript material
        • documents
          • legal documents
    Language(s)
    English
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